Photographic film rack



G. C. CROSS.

PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM RACK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21, 1920.

1,422,341, Patented July 11, 1922.

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. firmly securedthereto durin GUY c. (moss, on DENVER; COLORADO,

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'PHo'r'oGaAPHIc. FILM RACK.

Original application filed January To (all whom it may concern:

Be it known lll1atI,GUY C. Gnoss, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denver, in the county'of Denver and Stateof Colorado, have invented new and useful Improvements in Photographic Film Racks, of which the following a specification.

I The present invention is directed to im provements in filmrack, and has for its .object to provide a device of this character so constructed that the film strips will be the successive operations of developing, Xing, washing and drying, but may be readily removed when desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide a rack of this nature having associated therewith a clampingbar whichco-operates with the rack to impale the film strips thereto to prevent accidental disengagement thereof during handling.

The rack is designed particularly for use in connection with the film strip hanger or loader described in my co-pending applica- 1.

tion Serial Number 350,201, filed January 8, 1920, of which this application is a divi slon. i

\Vith these and other objectsin view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated.

An embodiment of the invention that is considered the preferable one, is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device. p

Figure 2 is a vertical through the device.

that the films engaged on the rack will be suspended in the solution contained inthe tank.

The arms 5 terminate in loops 6 which sectional view Figure 3 is a fragmentarybottom plan Specificationof Letters'latent; .Patented July 11, 1922,

s, 1920, Serial No. 350,201. Divided and this ber 21, 1920.. Serial no; 411,699.

application filed Septemconstitute handles so that the rack can be conveniently handled.

. The clamping bar 7 is formed from angle iron, the horizontal web 8 thereof having its ends formed with guides .9 for slidably engaging the vertical bars 4 of'the rack, said web being further provided with a plurality In operation,the film-strips 12 are placed with their upper ends resting on the spurs 3, whereupon the clamplng bar 7, is moved downwardly, which action causes the spursto penetrate the films and enterthe perforav 'tions 10, thus firmly securing the strips to the rack. I

Since the vertical web 11 of the bar 7 lies adjacent the bar of the rack it is obvious that the same will cause the upper end of the film strip to curl over the bar 2 and hold 1 the extreme upper end of the strip in binding engagement with the bar 2, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

Thus it will be seen that the film strips will be impaled on the spurs 3, and cannot be removed until the clamping bar 7 is elevatedto its inoperative position, as shown in. dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

It will be noted that the ends of the vertical web 11 of the bar 7 is curved, as at 13, and has its upper edge in contact with the adjacent part of the horizontal web 9 and suitably secured thereto, thus bracing the respective webs.

What is claimed is:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a film rack comprising a Ushaped frame, a clamping bar having guides carried by its ends for slidably engaging the side bars of the frame, said side bars terminating in horizontal arms, as and for the purpose set forth. i

2. Asa new article of manufacture, a film rack comprising a U-shaped frame having its bight portion provided with a plurality of spurs, a clamping bar slidably engaged with the side bars ofthe frame, and movable towards and away from the bight portion to hold lihn strips engaged therewith adapted to hold the iihn strips in binding onand impaled on the spurs, said side bars gageinent with the bight portion when the 15 terminating in horizontal arms having spurs are engaged in said perforations and handles carried thereby, as and for the purin penetrating engagement with the iihn pose set forth. strips.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a fih'n In testimony whereof I have hereunto set rack comprising a U-shaped frame, the bight my hand in presence of two subscribing wit 2O portion thereof having spurs carried therenesses.

by, a clamping bar comprising vertical and GUY C CROSLD horizontal webs, the latter having guides and i perforations formed therein, the guides lVitnesses:

being adapted to slidably engage the side LESLIE F. RoBnINs,

bars of the frame, said vertical web being PAULL M. ATHnR'roN. 

